First Petty Bench
E10250
The First Petty Bench is one of the smaller judicial panels within the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a portion of the Court’s appellate caseload.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Petty Bench canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T106055 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Petty Bench Context triple: [Supreme Court of Japan, hasDivision, First Petty Bench]
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A.
Superior Court of Judicature
The Superior Court of Judicature was the highest colonial-era court in Massachusetts, serving as the chief appellate and trial court before being succeeded by the modern Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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B.
Court of Oyer and Terminer
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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D.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
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E.
Crown Office
The Crown Office is a central UK government department responsible for administering key aspects of the honours system, the royal prerogative, and certain constitutional and legal functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Petty Bench Target entity description: The First Petty Bench is one of the smaller judicial panels within the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a portion of the Court’s appellate caseload.
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A.
Superior Court of Judicature
The Superior Court of Judicature was the highest colonial-era court in Massachusetts, serving as the chief appellate and trial court before being succeeded by the modern Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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B.
Court of Oyer and Terminer
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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D.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
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E.
Crown Office
The Crown Office is a central UK government department responsible for administering key aspects of the honours system, the royal prerogative, and certain constitutional and legal functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial panel
ⓘ
petty bench ⓘ subdivision of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| appealFrom |
High Courts of Japan
ⓘ
certain lower courts as provided by law ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | Judicial branch of Japan ⓘ |
| canReferCasesTo |
Supreme Court of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
|
| caseSelection | limited to cases meeting statutory requirements for final appeal or special appeal ⓘ |
| compositionRule | justices appointed by the Cabinet and attested by the Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| courtLevel | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decisionEffect | binding precedent for lower courts in Japan ⓘ |
| decisionForm | bench decision ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMode | panel deliberation and majority vote ⓘ |
| emblemUsed |
Paulownia Crest
ⓘ
surface form:
Paulownia crest of the Government of Japan
|
| establishedBy |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
Court Act of Japan ⓘ |
| function |
ensures uniform interpretation of Japanese law
ⓘ
final adjudication of certain appeals permitted by statute ⓘ |
| governingStatute |
Court Act of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Court Act (Japan)
|
| handles | portion of the Supreme Court of Japan appellate caseload ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | 5 ⓘ |
| headedBy | Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| hears |
petitions for final appeal
ⓘ
special appeals permitted by law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityFrom | Constitution of Japan Article 81 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system of Japan ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law with elements of judicial precedent ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Supreme Court of Japan Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Japan building
Tokyo ⓘ |
| officialStatus | permanent panel of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| organizationalType | collegial court ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| reasonToReferCases |
cases involving constitutional questions
ⓘ
cases requiring overruling of Supreme Court precedent ⓘ |
| role |
participates in the exercise of judicial review in Japan
ⓘ
reviews lower court decisions on points of law ⓘ |
| siblingUnit |
Second Petty Bench
ⓘ
Third Petty Bench ⓘ |
| sizeRelativeToCourt | smaller panel compared to the Grand Bench ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Chief Justice of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
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| typeOfCases |
appeals in administrative matters
ⓘ
appeals in civil matters ⓘ other cases allocated by internal rules of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Petty Bench Description of subject: The First Petty Bench is one of the smaller judicial panels within the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a portion of the Court’s appellate caseload.
Referenced by (2)
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